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Lake union, wa

Lake Union Diesel Spill; Lake Union, Wa · NOAAORR-7315

issued
1998-07-13 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-07-27 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-07-27 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position
47.639, -122.336
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Lake Union Diesel Spill; Lake Union, WA.
Lake Union, WA.
1. USCG MSO Puget Sound called the NOAA Hazmat Office at 1400 PDT on 14 July regarding a 2,100 gallon diesel spill from a 77' motor yacht moored at the south end of Lake Union. The spill was originally reported at 2022 on 13 July as a much smaller quantity. A fuel tank on the vessel failed, leaking diesel fuel into the bilges and an automatic bilge pump then pumped the product overboard. USCG district 13.
2. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 47.639N 122.336W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7315: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7315

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